Comparison

Cortex vs Kratix

No clear leader: Kratix (50.2) and Cortex (47.1) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Cortex47
Kratix50
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cortex47 / 100medium · 56%
Kratix50 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tier
Cortex✗
Kratix✓
Model
Cortexquote
Price level
Cortexunknown
Kratixfree
Transparent
Cortex✗
Kratix✓
Integrations
Count
Cortex50
Kratix8
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Cortex✓
Kratix–
Gdpr
Cortex✓
Kratix–
Iso27001
Cortex✓
Kratix–
Soc2
Cortex✓
Kratix–
Reliability
Status page
Cortex✓
Kratix–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cortex–
Kratix1
Github stars
Cortex–
Kratix779
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cortex–
Kratix24
Release
Cadence days
Cortex–
Kratix1
History
Cortex–
Kratix20 items
License
Spdx
Cortex–
Language
Primary
Cortex–
KratixGo
Market
Availability
Cortex–
Content
Faq
Cortex5 items
Kratix6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for internal developer platforms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Portal vs orchestrator
CortexPortal
KratixOrchestrator
Software / service catalog
Cortex✓
Kratix✓
Self-service actions / golden paths
Cortex✓
Kratix✓
Templated service scaffolding
Cortex✓
Kratix✓
Governance
Production-readiness scorecards
Cortex✓
Kratix-
Orchestration
Workload spec / infra abstraction
Cortex-
Kratix✓
Drives infra provisioning
Cortex✓
Kratix✓
Extensibility
Plugin / extension ecosystem
Cortex✓
Kratix-
Public API / webhooks
Cortex✓
Kratix✓
Integration
Cloud/CI/K8s/observability breadth
CortexCloud platforms, CI/CD, security tools, observability platforms, ticketing syste
KratixPortals, APIs, CLIs, GitOps, MCPs, AI agents, ticketing systems, application orc
Security
RBAC + SSO/SAML/SCIM
Cortex✓
Kratix-
Docs
Integrated tech docs
Cortex-
Kratix✓
Deployment
Hosting
CortexCloud only
KratixSelf-hosted only

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cortex

Platform that helps engineering teams manage AI agents, enforce development standards, maintain compliance, and provide self-service golden paths for developers and automated systems to ship faster with less risk

Independently observed

Kratix

A framework for platform creation that combines development flexibility with cloud infrastructure and self-service capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cortex

Quote-based

Custom per-seat pricing. Contact sales for a quote.

as of verify ↗

Kratix

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Cortex✓
Kratix✓
CLI
Cortex✗
Kratix✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cortex✓
Kratix✗
Self-hosted
Cortex✗
Kratix✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Cortex

49 total
  • Datadog
  • Backstage
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Slack
  • Jira
  • AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • Okta
  • ServiceNow
  • Grafana
  • New Relic
  • Jenkins
  • ArgoCD
  • CircleCI
  • Prometheus
  • Snyk
  • Semgrep
  • SonarQube
  • Azure Active Directory
  • Entra ID
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Checkmarx
  • Veracode
  • +25 more
Independently observed

Kratix

8 total
  • Portals
  • APIs
  • CLIs
  • MCPs
  • AI agents
  • Application Orchestrators
  • Ticketing Systems
  • GitOps
Independently observed
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Cortex or Kratix: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.